Meeting planners have the best jobs
Meeting planning emerged at the top in the US News & World Report ‘Best Jobs of 2012’ report.
Reasons included future job prospects, salaries and the rewarding nature of the work.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects meeting, convention, and event planner employment growth of 43.7% between 2010 and 2020, adding 31,300 more jobs, according to the report.
The Labor Department reports the median annual wage for meeting, convention, and event planners was $45,260 in 2010.
The best-paid 10% in the field made approximately $76,840, while the bottom 10% made approximately $27,090.
"For 51 weeks, like building a bungee-jump tower out of toothpicks; it’s tedious and demanding," commented Mike Shea, executive director of the South by Southwest annual conference in Austin, Texas.
"On week 52, you climb to the top and tie the bungee to your ankle and hope everything holds. Then you dust yourself off and start all over again. You have to thrive under pressure."
By David Wilkening
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